tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post4570646273948557692..comments2024-03-27T03:16:36.721-04:00Comments on Checkpoint Telstar: The Celluloid Zeroes Petroni Fide Roundtable: The Human Factor (1975)Tim Lehnererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-26384106622538784762016-03-24T21:48:11.334-04:002016-03-24T21:48:11.334-04:00I guess the "George Kennedy called them up to...I guess the "George Kennedy called them up to ask why they didn't want him in the parody" version is a better story, but it ain't the true one. That's too bad.Tim Lehnererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-73171255079589182342016-03-24T12:15:36.779-04:002016-03-24T12:15:36.779-04:00I've read that the Zucker brothers wanted Kenn...I've read that the Zucker brothers wanted Kennedy for Airplane!, but he was already contracted to do more Airport movies, and,understandably, the studio didn't want him to be in a parody of the series he was starring in! Though Lloyd Bridges go the role instead, so it wasn't a disaster, so to speak.Doug Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651720537097952075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-48143700113468181592016-03-22T18:20:44.064-04:002016-03-22T18:20:44.064-04:00It's that rare vengeance movie that shows how ...It's that rare vengeance movie that shows how little the protagonist gains when he kills the man behind the terrorist plot. And it's low-key and slow enough that it seems more realistic than any of the Liam Neeson punch-and-shoot movies. Assuming that Kinsdale lives through his injuries at the end, his security clearance is gone, he's merely getting fired if he's LUCKY, and his family is still gone. He just looks weary at the end, not triumphant. I think you'd like it just as a non-cartoonish revenge movie, honestly.Tim Lehnererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410878013331168436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715711610648154390.post-22882635920982541072016-03-22T16:04:26.107-04:002016-03-22T16:04:26.107-04:00This actually sounds pretty good, but then I have ...This actually sounds pretty good, but then I have a consistent, unhealthy affinity for revenge movies.<br /><br />The rational part of me would be incensed that the hero was fucking up a legitimate investigation and putting more people in danger while trying to get someone to put him out of his misery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334013610288458384noreply@blogger.com